Taconic’sand Wahconah’s are among their team’s leaders as freshmen at Endicott College this fall. Whiteley is second on the team in rushing with 19.1 yards per game, and Genaway is second in receiving yards per game with 31.3 ypg for the 1-6 Gulls. Whiteley scored his first career touchdown on a 3-yard run in a 31-26 loss to MIT earlier this month. A couple of weeks before, he had 100 all-purpose yards (67 receiving, 21 rushes, 12 kick returns) on his way to earning Commonwealth Coast Conference Offensive Rookie of the Week honors. Genaway received the same award later last month after catching five passes for 74 yards, including his first career TD, a

ADAMS, Mass. -- The Greylock Thunder travel softball teams will hold tryouts this month for their 2018 summer season. Interested players in the 14u, 16u, and 18u age groups should attend. All interested coaches should apply in person or via email. Tryouts will be held: U-14 & 16 Oct. 21, 3 to 5 p.m. at Reid Field. Oct. 22, 3 to 5 p.m. at Reid Field. U-18 Oct. 22, 3 to 5 p.m. at Reid Field. All interested players are encouraged to come try out. A brief informational session will be held at the start of tryouts to go over what to expect with the 2018 program: costs, travel expense, commitment, schedules, etc. The

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. -- Baseball in the Berkshires will have a special "Talkin' Baseball" program with Pittsfield native Tom Grieve on Thursday, Oct 12, from 6 to 7 p.m. Grieve was a Major League outfielder and designated hitter with the Washington Senators, Texas Rangers, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals. He also was general manger of the Texas Rangers and now is a TV commentator for the Texas Rangers. The Baseball in the Berkshires exhibit, which is located in the Berkshire Mall, will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday for this special event. For more information contact Larry Moore at lmgymfest@aol.com.

It was Berkshire County golf weekend at Williams College’s Taconic Golf Club over the weekend. Five alumni of area high schools represented their teams in the two-round Williams Invitational. (Mount Greylock) carded rounds of 76 on Saturday and Sunday to tie for 15th place as an individual and help the Williams men finish second, five strokes behind team champion Trinity. Hoosac Valley graduate and Salem State placed seventh out of 19 squads competing. Alibozek tied for 44th place after shaving seven strokes off his first round score and going 83-76. Also on the course were three players competing for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts: Drury

LENOX, Mass. -- The Allen Heights Veterinary team won Sunday's Josh Billings RunAground Triathlon in record time. Biker Josh Lipka, kayakers Tom Keefe and Ben Pigott and runner Steve Monsulick combined to cover the course in 2 hours, 15 minutes, 28 seconds. The old record, set by a team from High Lawn Farm, was 2:15:55. On Sunday, Allen Heights finished 11 minutes ahead of runner-up You Doin' the Josh, which finished in 2:26:32 with Jonathan Molk biking, Tim Hudyncia paddling a canoe and Scott Carpenter running. The event sends bikers over a 27-mile course, includes a 5-mile canoe, kayak or paddleboard leg and ends with a 6-mile run. The top

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -— The Clark Art Institute will host the second annual Stone Hill Trailblazer 5K Run on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 8 a.m. Registration is $32 ($27 for Clark members). Register before Sept. 23 to save $5. Ages 12 and under are free. To register, visit berkshirerunningcenter.com or call 413-344-4472. Day-of-race pick up and registration start at 7; day-of-race registration payment is cash or check only. The 5K trail run is a great way to explore both the Clark's campus trails and the interconnected trails maintained by the town of Williamstown. The race features individual timed results and is open to runners and walkers of all ages and abilities.

LENOX, Mass. — The 41st annual Josh Billings Triathlon will take place on Sunday, Sept. 17.

The race starts in Great Barrington and ends at Tanglewood in Lenox with a 27-mile bike ride, a 5-mile canoe, kayak, or paddleboard sprint, and a 6-mile run.

The Josh, which began in 1977, has been a fixture in Berkshire County ever since. Proceeds from the event benefit Berkshire United Way. Over the past decade, the Josh Billings has contributed over $70,000 to the organization in support of their mission to build a stronger community.

"The Josh is all about teamwork and community. In that spirt, Berkshire United Way is honored to invest proceeds back into the Berkshires to help

The local high school sports scene gets under way on Tuesday, but the area’s collegians already are laboring on fields throughout the nation. On Saturday in Springfield, Pittsfield High graduatesand helped lead the Springfield College football team to a 35-21 win over local rival Western New England. Shade completed three of four passes for 43 yards and ran 11 times for 40 yards. Traversa, a senior captain for the Pride, had five tackles. Springfield’s squad also includes Hoosac Valley graduates Zach Wright, a junior offensive lineman, and Jameson Coughlan, a freshman on the O-line, along with St. Joe graduate Jonny Bianchi, a senior cornerback who had one tackle in

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. -- A long-time sports journalist and two former pros will share their insights into America’s pastime on Saturday at the Berkshire Mall. “Baseball in the Berkshires: A County’s Common Bond,” the permanent exhibition of memorabilia at the mall, will offer an afternoon of presentations at its inaugural Baseball Day. Former Colorado Rockies farmhand Peter Greenbush of North Adams will open the day by greeting fans and signing autographs from noon to 1 p.m. At 1:30 in the mall’s Center Court, former Providence Journal and ESPN reporter Steve Krasner will offer a creative writing workshop for teachers, parents and students of

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. -- The signature moment of the Berkshire County Wednesday night summer lacrosse league may have come before Wednesday’s first league semi-final. The team from Adams-Cheshire only had eight players on hand to face Dalton for a berth in the league championship game. The officials asked the Dalton players whether they wanted to play eight-on-eight or field 10 players against a short-handed opponent. Without hesitation, the Dalton players replied, “eight-on-eight.” That is what the summer league is all about: love of the sport and friendly competition. “It's a great opportunity for them to learn and play more and